“With Corona” Trade Shows in Japan
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp As COVID-19 shutdown large gatherings in Japan last winter, we wondered how and when BC Wood would be able to again offer industry the opportunity [...]
Experiencing Hakuba’s Offerings and Opportunities
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp Usually I take my family to Canada over the summer as a both a chance to visit family and to escape Tokyo’s extreme heat, but [...]
The 2nd Import Housing Wave in Japan
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp Everywhere you look these days, COVID-19 is forcing change. Japan is no exception and for this nation that long maintained a rigid work environment, the [...]
Japanese Economy Recovering Quickly
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp Being so close to China, Japan was one of the first countries to be hit by COVID-19. However, having a front-row seat on what was happening in [...]
BC Wood Goes Virtual with Business Development Activities and Services
COVID-19 is changing the way BC’s value-added wood product companies pursue their marketing and sales objectives, and BC Wood is helping lead the way. For individual wood product companies, [...]
New Member Support Programs for Asian Markets
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp With the world changing around us so quickly, BC Wood is also making changes so that we can better serve our members during these difficult times. [...]
USA and Asia New Virtual Market Development Programs 2020-21
Brian Hawrysh | bhawrysh@bcwood.com The world has changed in a very short period. We are all adapting to a new way of working and conducting business activities. BC Wood's [...]
The Japanese Resort Market Goes Domestic to Get Ready for the Rebound
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp The explosion of inbound tourism has been one of the great economic stories in Japan for the past few years. That phenomenal growth had resurrected many Japanese [...]
Niseko’s Building Boom Accelerates
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp In preparation for BC Wood's resort development themed seminars coming up in March, I visited Hokkaido last week and met with many local developers, government officials, [...]
Nikkei Show 2020
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp BC Wood will once again be coordinating the Canadian Pavilion at the Nikkei Architectural and Construction Materials Show that will be held at Tokyo's Big Sight [...]